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This letter serves as a directive to all USAID/Bangladesh implementing partners to immediately stop, cease, and/or suspend any work performed under your respective USAID/Bangladesh contract, task order, grant, cooperative agreement, or other acquisition or assistance instrument,
the developmental agency said
It is the policy of United States that no further United States foreign assistance shall be disbursed in a manner that is not fully aligned with the foreign policy of the President of the United States,
it addedPartners shall take all reasonable steps to minimize the incurrence of costs allocable to their awards. Partners shall not resume work under their awards until notification has been received in writing from the contracting/agreement officer that this award stop-work order/suspension has been canceled,
it addedBy suspending foreign development assistance, the Trump administration is threatening the lives and futures of communities in crisis, and abandoning the United States’ long-held bipartisan approach to foreign assistance which supports people based on need, regardless of politics.”
Abby Maxman, head of Oxfam America, said
These are bilateral decisions but nonetheless we expect those nations who have the capability to generously fund development assistance,
said United Nations’ deputy spokesman Farhan HaqThe stop-work order is completely reckless,
a senior official at USAID told NPR on condition of anonymity
To impound these funds would be unconstitutional. Absolutely,
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Friday in response to the announced freeze
Decisions whether to continue, modify, or terminate programs will be made following this review,
the cable states, noting that such a review should be completed within 85 days
Making sure there are not pandemics is in our interest. Global stability is in our interest,
they saidThere's no way to consider this as a good-faith attempt to sincerely review the effectiveness of foreign assistance programming. This is just simply a wrecking ball to break as much stuff as possible,
Konyndyk said
Freezing these international investments will lead our international partners to seek other funding partners - likely US competitors and adversaries - to fill this hole and displace the United States' influence the longer this unlawful impoundment continues,
the source said on condition of anonymityOrganizations will have to stop all activities, so all lifesaving health services, HIV/AIDS, nutrition, maternal and child health, all agriculture work, all support of civil society organizations, education,
said the officialNo new funds shall be obligated for new awards or extensions of existing awards until each proposed new award or extension has been reviewed and approved … as consistent with President Trump’s agenda,
said the memo
State just totally went nuclear on foreign assistance,
said another State Department official